This item has been added to the Database within the Explore Islamic Art Collections project. Information is available in: English, Arabic.

Name of Object:

Plan and view of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca, published by Thomas Tegg, London 1825

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Museum:

Khalili Family Trust – Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage Collection

About Khalili Family Trust – Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage Collection, London

Date of Object:

AD 1825

Museum Inventory Number:

ARC.pt 128

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Paper

Dimensions:

22x39cm

Provenance:

Europe

Description:

This plate is from George Sale’s translation of the Qur’an. This edition of Sale’s work was published in a two-volume work in 1825, by Thomas Tegg without the Preliminary Discourse or the Memoir of the Translator, which makes up a large part of Sale’s original translation of 1734. The 1734 edition was known to be the first English translation of the Qur’an from the original Arabic. This plate is the same as that in the 1734 edition, and consists of two depictions: ‘Plan of the Temple of Mecca’ and ‘View of the Temple of Mecca’. It has a key to the significant parts of the Haram and a note stating that the references on both the plan and the view show the same locations. This plan however is missing the signature of the original engraver A.Motte. Hand colour tinting is commonly seen in Tegg’s publishing, however it is rare to find this particular plate from Sale’s Koran detached and so finely coloured. It may have been removed, coloured and used as artwork in its own right.

How date and origin were established:

The date and publication details are included within the book.

Citation of this web page:

Qaisra Khan "Plan and view of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca, published by Thomas Tegg, London 1825" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;21;en

Prepared by: Qaisra Khan

MWNF Working Number: UK2 21